CALCEPH
Presentation
This library is designed to access the binary planetary ephemeris files, such INPOPxx, JPL DExxx and SPICE ephemeris files.
This library provides a C Application Programming Interface (API) and, optionally, Fortran 77/2003, Python 2/3 and octave/Matlab interfaces to be called by the application.
License
This software is an open-source product distributed under three distinct licenses giving you the choice of one of the three following sets of free software/open source licensing terms. This allows the use of our code in as wide a variety of software projects as possible.
This software is governed by the CECILL-C, CECILL-B or CECILL version 2.1 license under French law and abiding by the rules of distribution of free software. You can use, modify and/or redistribute the software under the terms of the CeCILL-C, CeCILL-B or CeCILL license as circulated by CEA, CNRS and INRIA at the following URL https://cecill.info/.
Download
Latest stable version
- Version 3.5.5 (February 2024)
Sources
calceph-3.5.5.tar.gz
Packages
- Fix memory leaks when files are closed.
- Fix heap buffer overflow (read only operation) with text SPICE kernel files.
- Fix memory crash if the SPICE kernel files contain segments with a size of the directory greater than 100.
- Previous releases
Development version
The latest sources of the library are available using this gitlab repository.
Documentation
Reference manuals
- C interface html pdf
- Fortran 77 interface html pdf
- Fortran 2003 interface html pdf
- Python interface html pdf
- Octave/Matlab interface html pdf
Tutorials
External tutorials are available for various languages.
Installation
The installation steps for various programming languages are described in the following links.
- C and Fortran interface
- on Unix-like system(Linux, Mac OS X, BSD, cygwin, etc.)
- on Windows system using the Visual C++ compiler
- on Windows system using the MinGW
- Python interface
- Octave/Matlab interface
- on Unix-like system(Linux, Mac OS X, BSD, cygwin, etc.)
- on Windows system using the Visual C++ compiler
- on Windows system using the MinGW
Other interfaces
The following interfaces for CALCEPH are available:
- Julia interface: CALCEPH.jl
Contact
The library is written by the research team Astronomie et systèmes dynamiques (CNRS/Observatoire de Paris/IMCCE).
To report issues, select the project CALCEPH in the bug tracker https://mantisbt.imcce.fr/ .
For all comments concerning these pages, contact the authors: inpop.imcce@obspm.fr.
Last update Monday 05 February 2024